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COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal ... Scale Score: ... #Diagnosis #Addiction ... Buprenorphine #Nursing #Assessment ... #Score
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... Score (COWS) - ... Observation during assessment ... Observation during assessment ... #addiction
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL ... - Precipitated withdrawal ... COWS Score 6-10 ... #Prescribing #Addiction ... #Management
Clinical institute withdrawal assessment of alcohol scale revised (CIWA-AR).

#Diagnosis #Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Assessment #CIWAAR #Revised #Scale
assessment of alcohol ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Assessment #CIWAAR ... Revised #Scale #Score
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... Score (COWS) ... is scored • 0 ... Buprenorphine #Score ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Smoking Cessation Management ... cravings, reduce withdrawal ... reduce cravings and withdrawal ... CORE IM Podcast ... #pharmacology #addition
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
• If endorsing withdrawal ... • If endorsing withdrawal ... Ramsay sedation score ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Prioritizing Tool • Low BMI ... disease (Child-Pugh score ... C) Assessment: ... Hospital Global Assessment ... Cirrhosis #diet #management